Unbelievable: He Changed Gaming History With Just One MOD! | DayZ's Backstory 

Thank you so much for all of the support. DayZ has reached out to me and is allowing me to give away a couple copies of the game. Stay tuned for my next video where I will announce the winners.

Vanilla DayZ mod was so incredible. I wish all gamers had a chance to experience it back then. I met all my online friends in the game. I still remember many of the experiences I had with the mod. 5000 plus on DayZ mod and DayZ Overpoch and Origins.

I love Day Z, the way it was meant to be played. No duping, no hacking. But yes, I do love it.

The DayZ mod was the sole reason i started gaming on pc. I'll never forget seeing the trailer for DayZ for the first time back in 2012, i immediately went on craigslist and found a gaming pc for sale by some broke college kid, i haggled him down to 500 bucks and went to get it. Came home and played the mod for like 18 hours straight. Went on to co-found a DayZ RP community with some cool peoples. Easily top 3 gaming experiences for me.

Started playing DayZ when it dropped. No traders, minimal vehicles and the farthest place north was the NEAF. I quit for about three years then a friend told me I needed to come back and see what had been done to the game. I didn't recognize the map. Bigger cities and towns. More opened buildings. Tons of new places to loot, and hunt other players. Been back to playing for about four months now and I am enjoying it again. But I do miss the fun I had and players I met back when DayZ was still a baby.

I haven't played DayZ for years, but some of my most vivid gaming memories come from this game. The strange thing with it is that despite not being anything like an RPG, it was the purest role-playing experience I've ever had in a video game. There was just something about it that drew you into its world. Every exchange I had with other players felt like we were all in character all the time. That changed a bit as it became more popular, but even then it still provided the most tense and realistic feeling zombie apocalypse experience I've ever had.

One of the best games ever in my view. No other gives you the same experience.

Ive enjoyed watching dayz mature and develop over the years, what a impactful game...

It is incredible that I would watch "DayZ funny Interactions Compilations" back in 2014 ; finally get a PC in 2019 and am able to have the same experience I enjoyed many years prior.

I love the story of how Pipsi came into the game. On one of the early development podcasts someone made Dean laugh while he was drinking a Pepsi and in his Kiwi accent he said something like "damn you just made my Pipsi come out my nose". It was decided then that it would be in the game.

OG gamer since Halo 1.... I FREAKING LOVE this game ! I just started playing a couple months ago and cannot get enough ! I watch the stream vids on RU-vid, from all the popular players, all the time. Excellent video on the history of DayZ, very well presented ! Thank you for an AMAZING game that is almost too realistic !!!!

This game really does deserve more attention.

Never in decades of playing video games has a game made me *feel* the death of a teammate more than DayZ. You can spend hours with someone you've only just met, become relatively close with them and come to appreciate their personality only for them to get killed before your very eyes in an instant. And (unless you're in discord which is just... BOOO) that's that; that friend/teammate is GONE. They're not coming back, they're as dead as it gets in a game. Their loss is real. That, along with the agency the game provides players in developing and telling a story, truly does make it the greatest game I've ever watched or played, and that's no hyperbole. Thanks for the awesomely informative video man. Never knew Dean's story until now. Great work, great watch!

Nice thing about Daisy is that as long as they keep upgrading the graphics and give them slightly new features it's a timeless game.

I'm one of them content creators, Fell in love with this game 2 yrs. Ago. I rarely play anything else.

you must Be new to DayZ , DayZ has a lot of hate with the original player who got in on early access this game has struggled ! for all the reasons you have stated. The Dev team didnt know what the were getting them self into and they kept adding feature which kept breaking the game. At one point they had to remove a lot of stuff and start over. Things got better though game is super fun and still a long way from being done if Bohemia sees DayZ through 100% . I love the fact you brought up the commitment of the Devs. they have worked really hard and its good to see someone talk about it. the game paved way for others to realize their own survival game dream. I have been playing DayZ SA late 2012 as that when early access began but i think it was labeled SA in 2013 as it was just DayZ back in 2012. so much has changed and i stream DayZ from time to time.

bro that is a fantastic video for real. Watched the whole thing attentivly. You did a great job explaing why we love DayZ so much. It's hard to tell people why it's such a great game sometimes. They just made this stunning, immersive world, and let us loose in it to write our own stories. It damn near brings a tear to my eye.

What a great video, commentary and edit! Pure and great quality keep it going buddy

Dude this video is amazing, when I looked on how many subs you got bro I was so surprised. This is such a high quality video. Keep on going

I was one of the OGest OG mod players because I played ARMA games already. Me and my friends spent THOUSANDS of hours playing. Met a bunch of new friends that we still talk to and play games with today. OG mod is easily one of my top 5 favorite games ever and it's awesome that it's still going strong on the stand-alone so long later. SOOO much crazy content has been made in the game as well from youtubers. Crazy that it all came from 1 guy, Dean 'Rocket' Hall, making a mod for a Military Simulator that only had like 25,000 players before he made DayZ; and then had millions of copies sold a few months later all from people wanting to play his mod.

this video deserves more attention, good video man!

idk how u have less than 500 subs i was expecting at least a couple hundred thousand, the vid was hella good and informative mad surprising

I can say I was involved in DayZ MOD from the beginning and am still playing the game. Best game ever

Awesome video! DayZ is such an incredible game that it's in a class of it's own.

i started my adult gaming "career" in the late 1990s, and in all the years and games that ive been through, DayZ is one of the most incredible experiences ive had. as of this writing i have over 1300 hours playtime, and i even manage my own online server. it's awesome to see the devs at bohemia continuing to put content and fixes into the game, and the community just keeps growing. i hope this means the game will be around for a very long time to come.

Dayz is a game that makes you love it and hate it at the same time there’s no gaming experience quite like it, after a couple years of playing I still find myself back on the coast having a good time

been playing DayZ since the pre alpha days. love this game! great video well done!

Best game I’ve ever played!!! Hands down!!! It will break your heart and make you excited/happy …it’s a great game!

started a month ago. am totally hooked. been playing games for 30 years and this is one of the best, absolute top games i have ever played and i have played em all

Excellent and yes DayZ is unlike any other game there's something about it that is so different everytime I play I love it

I've been with this game since the mod started, I have countless memories playing the mod and the standalone version, I love it, it's my number 1 game on my PC. I have nearly 4000 hours in the standalone version alone, not including the 2000-4000 I had played on the mod. This game was a "game changer" it opened my interests up to the genre and I never looked back! Thanks for this video bro!

Awesome video man ! This game has given me so many great memories

Sums it up pretty well. I think the long development has actually been a good thing. The game is very well though out and ballanced.

I really owe my DayZ obsession to Frankie. He's one of the OG's, when it comes to storytelling in that game!

Though its been awhile since i sat down and played, I absolutely love DayZ. The environment and especially the adventures and peril you can go on with random strangers and the stories that come about are what I love most about it! A short story if one has time about why DayZ holds a place in gaming for me, and why even with risk meeting others in the game is the FUN of it. I used to always lone wolf in game do to fear of others. Nothing like spending hours days and weeks on character only for it to get snuffed out in a second, thats actually gets the adrenaline going. Playing on one server late one night just one other guy and myself online chatting in the in game text chat. I'm scavenging around Electro and he somewhere up near NEAF just chill conversation amongst ourselves. In-game sneaking from building to building avoiding zombies in pitch black (well as dark as the mod was at night) get a message from him asking if I could bloodbag him as he was near death. Nervous it was a trap but respond "Sure why not, however I'm nowhere near you" He says "no prob just camp the roof of the hospital in Electro and he'll be there in a minute." Puzzled how he was going to be there so quick but i do while also being worried about being trolled and sniped from the nearby hill. Couple minutes later on top the hospital only the sounds of the night and zombies... when a distant drone of an engine comes in. Louder then LOUDER till the An-2 Biplane he is flying goes right over top of me and lands in the field by the power plant. We meetup and and I give the transfusion. Bro ask me if want to team up and look for heli crashes in the plane. We run through night time Electro dodging zombies looting last minute food and supplies. We come upon the field where the plane is. The planes lights illuminated the night and the field a horror. The plane and the engine noises attracted damn near every zombies and was surrounded by them. We dodge and weave through the horde and take flight. Rest of the time of flying through night Chernarus. Two dudes chatting and joking in the aircraft, I'm playing some music through the vehicles ingame radio for us to jam to while scanning pitch black fields and forest everyonce in awhile see the tell tale glow of the our prized Heli Crash sites we are hunting for. Eventually we part ways and log off. Unfortunately we didnt add each other in Steam so who knows whats happened to each other. Thanks for reading my blog lol, but encounters like this is why DayZ is fun to me. 🙂

I remember when I first started eith Dayz Mod. I used keep hearing how the game was a social experiment. Milgram style. It was always a curious anecdote to the game as the choices you make to survive, sort of went on the wey side, you know? When it was heroes vs bandits. Now, I feel that is sort of lost as pvping is less about survival and more about what you can take from others. Its speaks to society as a whole. Its ab amazing game and experience. DayZ 4Life.

Great video buddy, shared on Twitter.

how do you have only 450. keep videos like this pumping and youre gonna be huge. nice vid

You haven't lived until you hit a moving BMP with an RPG from 500m in Operation Flashpoint with unstable connection and 250ms lag.

I got DayZ on Arma 2 10 years ago I was 12 time flies

Good job buddy! That was some good storytelling!

Player conflict in this game is on a whole nother level I've been in my first server War for about a month now it's freaking insane

Very well presented man. Liked and subbed from a 1500 hour player.

You have me so addicted to DayZ! I very much enjoy your content along with Nezars. 2 completely different channels/content but share the same passion for the game. You are not assholes but don’t take shit from anyone. Very well balanced. I tried playing on Xbox to get a taste of the what the game has to offer but I’m dead within minutes every… freaking time… no so much other players but zombies. Anyway, Love the content and look forward to the content to follow. I think I caught up on every dayz video to date. I binge watched for weeks. Cheers

Absolute sick video man!!

Played dayz back in the day was so stoked to see that it’s back as standalone and huge amounts of improvement. started playing again casually would love to play it in VR one day

cheers for the video, saw my name pop up on your list of creators and had to comment 😂

Bro I remember when I first fell in love with dayz mod, playing on a friend's server, getting robbed, but being able to sneak back up on them and get my stuff back.

I was in high school when the DayZ mod first came out and we all used to play it, I’m 22 now and still play it on console although it’s better on pc, still one of the best games I’ve ever played, nothing like it, great video man

As someone who first stumbled on dayz back when it was a mod cause of youtubers like FrankieOnPC, TheRunningManZ, etc this video definitely got me thinking of getting back into playing. Some of my most memorable experiences on video games came from dayz including some of my closest friends, Great vid.

I love DayZ. Kinda inspired by videos by RunningManZ I bought the game myself and been having a blast. It is real hard to get into it at first because of the huge barrier of entry but once you get going it gets really under your skin. Now to get my friends to join me.

The mod back in the days was incredibly fun and i am so glad that i could experience the high times of the mods - especially DayZ Origins captivated me so much back in the days. I came back to DayZ in November again and since then it did not lose a grip on me.

okay so... this was really an amazing video on a game i quite love and it was nice to hear the backstory BUT what is wrong with your Subscriber count? like what the actualy cow. i just discovered you and i am amazed. This is a wonderful example of what some could even describe as "Art" of such high quality i am quite embarrassed to not be subscribed. you are amazing and please continue your work!

One of the greatest games ive ever played easily. Good video.

the passion and dedication given to Dayz , reflex inn game

Arma 2 dayz was a massive part of my gaming life, id never played a game like it before and to this day it still stands a lone compared to newer adaptations of the mod.

When I played DayZ throughout highschool, my english class had a daily journal, I would always write about my last experience in DayZ. It became an issue when i started to write about other people would beat us up and force us to drink gasoline as a form of torture.

DayZ mod is the sole reason I entered PC gaming. One of the best things that ever happened to me, 90 percent of the positive memories from my childhood/teen years were spent closely with this mod.

wow finally a video essay that doesn't try to stretch the video and is informative

One of the greatest games ever made imo of course everything can be improved

Thank you for this video!

Nice vid. You are right that Rocket's mod created a game that devs would never have dreamed of making and it would be up there with my best all time gaming experiences. I would not be so glowing about the development of the standalone game though. It took way too long and was not in a very playable state for most of that time.

I have been playing this game since 2016 (0.59) and still love it! The Game of my life!

I love dayZ! my absolute favorite.

I just wanna say to everyone from raiders, to nomads, to bandits and hero’s……..we have one hell of a community. Every inch of the map has a story to me, a memory. I’ve been on So many adventures, met so many cool people along my journey. From random travelers to shoot on site bandits. It’s all one giant epic tale. See you all on the road fellow survivors.

Was playing like mad during the early arma2 mod, epoch, overwatch etc. I quit during the early days of dayz SA. Going to give it one more shot tonight. Thanks for making this video.

Thanks for teaching us the History of DayZ

Great video!

Best game ever made. GG Mr Dean Hall you definitely changed my life i play daily and cant stop well done and ps awesome vid buddi

thanks for the video mate, awesome one, i have 2000h in dayz and never know the full story of it!

Fun fact: Arma stemmed from a game - Operation Flashpoint which was based from a game/training sim called VBS (Virtual Battlefield Simulator). Interesting to see we went from using this as a military training sim to everyday gaming.

Well, DayZ is also the grandfather of the entire Battle Royale Genre we know today...but I guess this is another story...nice vid!

Nice video! I love me some dayZ. Not really a veteran, per say, but I can find food and ammo and thrive pretty well

I just recently got into this game but I've had it for years.. I am addicted and love it.. though its challenging... I made my first trip 15min run to the nearest tier 1 military camp, sadly no good assault rifles or anything but I did find a silencer for pistol, Colt 45 and camo gear... I plan to equipped or carry Bio Chem gear and go deeper or to another, maybe try to build a car.. That is if I can stop from being raided every other day... I love it...

frankiein1080p should get some credit. he really boosted the mods player base for sure!

Surprised you didn't mention that PuBG was a mod made as an addon to the original DayZ mod. DayZ and Dean Hall are the inspiration for every survival shooter on the market in the last decade.

this mod and gaming community was a key part of gaming

shoutout dean hall & you

thank you for this. makes me love the game even more lol

I do wonder, throughout the standalone game’s development did they ever considered reaching out to the guys behind the ACE mod of Arma, since ACE had a lot of advance interactions that could’ve been used, ACE is still is one of the most recommended mods in Arma that makes the game feel more realistic and is customizable to fit a player or servers balance

hello, can anyone please tell me what the first 2 games are in the beginning of this video, love survival games and these look interesting ( girl & guy on a island) & ( the slow still of what looks like a cottage lot with park and swings)

When the graphics and the map gets bigger it will be amazing

I have 2000 hrs in dayz, it is a wacky, relentless journey and you have to make your own fun. Decide what you want to do or else the game will be boring but for the people that understand that is what makes the game amazing.

For such a small channel, you make really good content. From editing to the smoothness of your voice and clear cut, to the point dialogue. Keep it up bro

No gaming experience will ever compare with arma 2 dayz. That game will always hold my greatest memories.

Great video buddy🎉

So interesting, thank you

welcome to daisy..xD lover subtitle!

Nice video Zakker

I've watched countless hours of frankie, runningmanz, and sada dayz videos over the past decade. Never played it myself lol. I wouldn't have the patience

He may have created a new genre but Steve Hall also abandoned the project to climb the mount everest with the early access money

Great Video bud!

The mods really helped enhanced this game, along with more moderators for those modded servers.

Nice vid but how could you not show TheRunningManz on that short scroll through list?. Other than that, great recap an info on the game 👍

well still frankieonpc's video intro music rings in my head ...

15k hours in arma 2 mod alone. Now I'm a full time adventure streamer thanks to Dean. Even had the pleasure of speaking with the guy too.

🎉🎉🎉 shoutout to my boi Krypto showing up in the video for dayz creators when you were scrolling 🎉🎉🎉

Amazing game. Sad it's not as popular anymore

Until this day, it is unique in many ways. Though this is a very high level summary of what has happened. I think it is worth mentioning, that because they sold so many copies, suddenly a lousy 30 million euro's came into play. That's when Bohemia started to become increasingly involved with management. Though its creator was hired as project lead, he was also developing and not great, focussing on adding new dynamics like cooking. Which was not what Bohemia wanted. Having issues with an outdated graphic engine and spawning economy of loot items, they decided they needed a new engine. So the money earned from sales, basically was used to get rid of Dean and rebuilding the game. However, building an engine is not easy. So they lost a huge amount of the OG players, who where drawn in by the immersive survival experience. Looking at what DayZ has become, I call it 'An old Battlefield game, with a sneeze'. Instead of bringing back the original survival PvE, exploring to crafting and cooking, they only add weapons and ammunition to encourage PvP. Which doesn't make it fun, because the engine is too buggy for quick FPS combat. Creating stronger PvE dynamics would encourage people to work together. Sadly basebuilding has no other point than getting raided. Which is only a matter of time. It was supposed to be way to wait out storms and rain, basically hide some stash and build a few hidden shelters to hide out untill coast was clear or weather conditions cleared. My final episode ended when my buddy barely got into the fire, but burned and bleeded to death within seconds before my eyes. Years later I started again, got spawned in the rain, and died of sickness in a empty town with absolutely NO LOOT at all, within 10 minutes. I hate it that I loved it so much, and its gone.

great video keep it up